Wagon running-gear



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E. E. HENDERSON.

WAGUN' RUNNING GEAR. No. 529,734. Patented Nev. 27, 1894.

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WAGON RUNNING GEAR.

No. 529,734. Patented Nov. 27, 1894.

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EDWARD HENDERSON, O'F SANFORD, FLORIDAl WAGON RUNNING-GEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,734, dated November27, 1894.

Application iiled March 19, 1894. Serial No. 504,274- (No model.)

To al? whom it may concern..-

Be 1t known that l, EDWARD E. HENDERSON,

4 a citizen of the United States, residing at San- This inventionrelates to running gear forv vehicles; and it has for its object toeffect certain improvements in running gears for vehicles whereby theordinary heavy wooden hounds, both front and rear, will be entirelydispensed with.

The main and primary object of the pres-l ent invention therefore is toconstruct a lightmetal vehicle running gear which will not only displacethe heavy wooden hounds, but atthe same time will make an extremelylight and easy running gear, Tand one having exceptional strength auddurability.

With these and other objects in View, which will readily appear as thenature of the inven# tion is better understood` the same consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinaftermorefully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsz-Figure 1 is a perspective view of acomplete wagon running gear constructed in accordance with thisinvention. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the front portion of the gearshowing the draft or tongue supporting frame. Fig. 3 is a detail centralvertical sectional view of the front portion of the gearing.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 and 2 designate the front andrear'axles, respectively, of a wagon running gear, and these axles aresurmounted by the front and rear axle beds 3 and 4, the rear axle bed 4,being the rear bolster of the gear, and these parts will for conveniencein description, be included under the single term"axle. Both the frontand rear axles of the gear, are provided at a central point withlongitudinally disposed slots or openings 5, that loosely receive thefront and rear ends of the longitudinal reach bar 6, connecting thefront and rear axles, and the front end of said reach bar is held inposition within the slot'or opening, of the front axle by theordinarykingbolt 7, passed vertically `through the axle and alsopivotally positioning thereon the ordinary front wagon bolster 8, whichreceives the front end of a wagon bed, while the rear bolster, includedas a part of the rear axle, receives and supports the rear end of theSiS Wagon bed. Upper and lower parallel reach supporting fraines9 and l0are extended besaidinwardlyextendinghorizontalreachsup- A porting frames10, is provided with inner fianged ends l2, which receive the securingbolts 13 passing therethrough and the front axle. Both of the parallelsupporting frames 9 and 10 are connected at opposite points by theconnecting bolts 14, on which are arranged the spacing sleeves, l5,interposed between the two frames to space the same apart and also toform limiting stops for the reach bar which is supported at the frontend by, and placed between, the said horizontal frames, and while theframe 9 is included as a part of the frame for supporting the front" endof each bar, it will be seen that the same principally acts'yin thec'apacity of a brace,

and does not project as far beyond the inner side of the front axle asthe lower frame 10, but is shorter than said lower frame and extends tothe connecting bolts li between the l two frames. f

The ordinary front hounds at the rear side ofthe front axle aresubstituted by the light metal upper and lower horizontal supportingframes 9 and lO to form a support for the front end of the reach-bar,and the rear portion of the longitudinal reach bar is supported from therear axle, in substantially the same manner as described for the frontsupport, byV 7 the upper and. lower parallel reach su pportiug frames 16and 17 respectively. The upper and lower supporting frames 16v and 17,are

preferably of a substantial 4V-shape and at IOO their outer ends orapices are provided with the U-shaped or loop portions 18, between whichpasses the reach bar 6, and at their U -V shaped portions or loops, thesaid frames are connect-ed by the opposite pairs of `conn ecting bolts19, on which are arranged the spacing sleeves 20, to space the framesapart and to confine the rear bar therebetween. The bolts 19 also clampin position on the outer U- shaped extremity of the upper frame 16, thetop plate 2l, provided with a central perforation 22, to receive thereach pin 23, which ro engages a perforation or opening in the reach barto provide for removably securing the same in position in the rearsupport therefor. The inner ends of the upper horizontal supportingframe 16 are provided with the upturned iianges 24 which are attached tothe inner side of the rear axle on the clamping bolts 25, and the innerends of thelower frame p17 are 4bolted to the under side of the rearaxle on the vertical bolts 2G.

Extended from the fi'ontside ol the front axle are the upper and lowerparallel draft or tongue supportingr frames 27 and 28. The frames 27 and2d are ot' the same general construction as the rear reach supportingframes 2516 and 17, that is, of a substantial V-shape and provided attheir outer ends orapices with the U-shaped or loop portions 29, but

the inner ends of said frame 27 and 28 are provided with the Iianges 29,the flanges of 3o the upper frame receiving the securing bolts 30 andthe flanges ofthe lower frame receiving the bolts 13 which secure thelower reach '.supporting frame 10 in position. The upper and vlowerdraft or tongue supporting frames 27 and 2S are connected by an oppositeseries of connectingr bolts 31, the bolts at opposite sides of theU.sl1aped portions or loops 29 .also clamping in position between theframes at theirouterends the oppositespacing blocks 4o 32, between whichis removably received the inner end of the draft tongue 33, that is heldin position by the tongue pin 34 removably engaging a perforation 35 inthe top plate 36,

secured on the outer U-shaped extremity ot the upper frame 27, in asimilar manner to the top plate 21, and said pin 34 is adapted to engagea perforation in the inner end of the draft tongue The upper and lowerdraft or tongue sup- 5o porting frames 27 and 28, are firmly braced intheir forwardly extended positions by means of the opposite inclinedbrace rods 37,

`connected at their outer ends to the lower frame 2S at the outerextremity thereof, and

at their inner ends secured to the opposite ends of the front axle onthe clips 3S. Additional bracing of the frames 27 and 2S is secured bymeans of bolting the front terminals of the bowed brace ends 11 of theframe 9,

6o to the upper frame 27, as at 39, at a point in front of the frontaxle, and opposite brace irons or straps 40, are bolted at oppositepoints to the under side of the front axle on the vertical clampingbolts 41, and are inclined at both sides of the front axle and connectedat their front and rear ends respectively to theI under.sideofthe-franie 28 and tothe frame 10 bythe bolts 14.. t

At a point in front of the front axle and bridging the space between theopposite portions of the frames 27 and 28 is the trans-` verse socketbar 42, bolted at its opposite ends tothe under side of the frame 28 andprovided at a centralpoint with the upwardly disposed U-shapedsocketloop 43, which receives the extreme inner end of the draft tongue 33, tofirmly brace the same and hold it in position, and pivotally mounted onthe top plate 3G, and turning on the tongue pin 34, is the double-tree44, to the opposite ends of which are connected the ordinary singletrees45, and the oppositeinoving ends of the double-tree 44 are providedlwith the hooks 4.6 to receive one end of the limiting chains 47, theother ends of which engage the hooks 4S, projected from the inner endsof the op posite brace rods 37 at theirpoint of connection with theopposite ends of the front axle, `thereby completinga running gearespecially adapted for a two horse wagon.

The herein described improvements provide a complete running gear whichshall be both light and strong and at the same time dispensing with theordinary heavy wooden hound frames commonly used, audit will beunderstood that changes in the forn1,proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-

1.A In a vehicle running gear, the combination with the front axlehaving an opening therein, and the reach bar pivoted at its front end insaid opening,of a draft or tonguesupporting frame extended from thefront side of the front axle, parallel upper and lower reach supportingframes extended from the inner side of the front axle, the upper of'saidframes being connected tothe lower frame at a point in from the outerend of the latter by the bolts 14 and being provided with integralopposite brace ends extended over opposite i top portions of and to thefront of the front axle and bolted to the top of said draft or tonguesupporting frame, and opposite under brace irons arranged under thefront axle and connected at their extremities respectively to the lowerof said reach supporting frames by the bolts 14 and to the Adraft ortongue supporting frame, substantially as set forth. i

2. In a vehicle running gear, the combination with the axle and thereach bar; of the draft or tongue supporting frame extended from thefront side of the axle, upper and lower parallel U-shaped reachsupporting frames extended from the inner side of the axle, and theupper of which frames ispro IOO vided with opposite integralfcurved or.bowed lbrace ends curved over opposite top portions of the axle andbolted at their extremities to the draft or tongue supporting frame,spacing bolts connecting the upper and lower reach supporting frames ata pointin from the outer end of the lower frame, and opposite braceirons or straps bolted at intermediate points to the under side of theaxle and havingopposite inclined portions conneeted respectively to theunder side of the draft or tongue supporting frame and to the lower ofsaid rear supporting frames, substantially as set forth.

3. In a vehicle running gear, the combination with the front axle, ofthe upper and lower ,parallel V-shaped tongue or draft'supporting framehaving inner anged ends bolted. to the front side of said axle, spacingconnections between the two frames, a perforated top plate bolted to theouter end of the upper one of said frames, a transverse socket barconnected at its extremities to the opposite sides of the lower of saidframes in front of the axle and having a central upwardly disposedsocket loop, the draft tongue adapted to be arranged between said framesand received at its inner end in the socket of said socket bar, and aremovable pin adapted to engage the perforation of said top plate and asimilar perforation in the draft tongue, substantially as set forth.

4. In a vehicle running gear, the combination with a front axle; of theskeleton draft or tongue supporting frame extendedfrom the front side ofsaid axle, the opposite inclined brace rods connected at their outerends to the outer end of said frame ,and at their inner ends connectedto the axle near its opposite ends and provided with hooks at such innerends, the double-tree pivotally supportedon the outer end of said draftor tongue supporting frame and having hooks at its ends, the limitingchains adapted to engage the hooks of the double tree and those of thebrace rods, and the tongue removably secured at one end in said draft ortongue supporting frame, substantially as set forth.

5.' In a vehicle running gear, the combination with the axle; of a pairof parallel connected horizontal V-shaped reachl supporting frames, theupper of which frames is provided at its inner ends with flanges boltedto one side of the axle, and the lower of which frames is provided withflanged ends bolted to the under side of the axle, substantiallyas setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

J. K. METTINGER, WILLIAM HAMILTON.

